| 1967–68 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Sam Longson | ||
| Manager | Brian Clough | ||
| Stadium | Baseball Ground | ||
| Second Division | 18th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Semifinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Hector (21) All: Hector (24) | ||
The1967–68 season wasDerby County's 68th in the Football League and their 10th consecutive season in the Second Division.
In his second season as chairman, Sam Longson appointedBrian Clough as the club’s new manager, who was coachingFourth Division clubHartlepools United with relative success. Clough arrived with his assistant manager, former Middlesbrough goalkeeperPeter Taylor and Longson agreed to pay Clough a £5,000 annual salary, as well as make available £70,000 to fund player transfers.[1] On 25 August 1967Tranmere Rovers Central-backRoy McFarland joined the club.[2] Scottish forwardJohn O'Hare was also signed fromSunderland for£20,000, to form a partnership withKevin Hector.
During September 1967Nottingham Forest Left-wingerAlan Hinton was then signed byBrian Clough for£30,000.[3] Northern Irish wingerArthur Stewart joined the club in December 1967 fromGlentoran F.C.
After a strong start to the season reaching a 4th place, the team collapsed during winter and finished its 10th consecutive Second Division campaign at 18th spot. InLeague Cup first ever notable run, the squad advanced to the semi-final stage only to lose the two legs of the series againstLeeds United which also, eliminatedThe Rams onFA Cup third round. The season also sawReg Matthews set the club record of 246 appearances by a goalkeeper, as he surpassed Harry Maskrey's previous record of 222.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Alan Hinton | Nottingham Forest | £30,000 |
| DF | Roy McFarland | Tranmere Rovers | |
| FW | John O'Hare | Sunderland | £20,000 |
| DF | Jim Walker | Northwich Victoria F.C. | |
| DF | Pat Wright | Shrewsbury Town F.C. | |
| FW | Barry Butlin | Youth team | |
| DF | John Robson | Youth team | |
| FW | Richie Barker | Burton Albion F.C. | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Derek Draper | Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C. | |
| DF | Billy Cholerton | ||
| MF | Nigel Cleevely | ||
| DF | Ron Metcalfe | ||
| MF | Frank Upton | ||
| FW | Eddie Thomas | Leyton Orient | |
| FW | Ian Buxton | Luton Town | |
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Arthur Stewart | Glentoran F.C. | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Phil Waller | Mansfield Town | |
| FW | Billy Hodgson | Rotherham United | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Aston Villa | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 54 | 64 | 0.844 | 37 |
| 17 | Hull City | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 73 | 0.795 | 37 |
| 18 | Derby County | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 71 | 78 | 0.910 | 36 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 48 | 62 | 0.774 | 36 |
| 20 | Preston North End | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 65 | 0.662 | 35 |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| 19 August 19671 | Derby County | 3–2 | Charlton Athletic | Derby |
| O'Hare Hector Ian King (o.g.) | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 19,412 Referee: V James |
| 26 August 19672 | Crystal Palace | 1–0 | Derby County | Selhurst |
| Bobby Woodruff | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,875 Referee: HG New |
| 28 August 19673 | Rotherham United | 1–3 | Derby County | Rotherham |
| Laurie Sheffield | Stadium:Millmoor Attendance: 11,088 Referee: F Cowen |
| 2 September 19674 | Derby County | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Derby |
| Durban Durban Hector | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,967 Referee: K Dagnall |
| 6 September 19675 | Norwich City | 3–2 | Derby County | Norwich |
| Laurie Brown Hugh Curran Mike Kenning | Report | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 14,933 |
| 9 September 19676 | Queen's Park Rangers | 0–1 | Derby County | Shepherd's Bush |
| Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 18,431 Referee: GD Roper |
| 16 September 19677 | Derby County | 1–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Derby |
| Mike Everitt | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 21,516 Referee: ED Wallace |
| 23 September 19678 | Cardiff City | 1–5 | Derby County | Cardiff |
| Ronnie Bird | Report | Stadium:Ninian Park Attendance: 15,375 Referee: HG New |
| 27 September 19679 | Derby County | 4–1 | Rotherham United | Derby |
| O'Hare Hughes Hector Hector | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 28,161 Referee: AWS Jones |
| 30 September 196710 | Derby County | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Derby |
| Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 27,043 Referee: GC Kew |
| 7 October 196711 | Derby County | 3–3 | Millwall F.C. | Derby |
| Hector Saxton John Gilchrist | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 23,609 Referee: R Darlington |
| 14 October 196712 | Ipswich Town | 4–0 | Derby County | Ipswich |
| Eddie Spearritt Ray Crawford Frank Brogan | Report | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 15,785 Referee: RA Paine |
| 21 October 196713 | Derby County | 1–0 | Huddersfield Town | Derby |
| Barker | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 23,950 Referee: DW Smith |
| 28 October 196714 | Bolton Wanderers | 5–3 | Derby County | Burnden |
| John Byrom John Byrom Gareth Williams Roy Greaves | Report | O'Hare Durban Hector | Stadium:Burnden Park Attendance: 12,631 Referee: P Partridge |
| 4 November 196715 | Derby County | 2–2 | Birmingham City | Derby |
| Barker Durban | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,484 Referee: P Baldwin |
| 10 November 196716 | Bristol City | 1–0 | Derby County | Bristol |
| Chris Garland | Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 15,919 Referee: TE Lockett |
| 18 November 196717 | Derby County | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Derby |
| Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 20,850 Referee: LJ Hamer |
| 25 November 196718 | Hull City | 3–0 | Derby County | Kingston upon Hull |
| Billy Wilkinson Chris Chilton | Stadium:Boothferry Park Attendance: 14,767 Referee: JR Osborne |
| 2 December 196719 | Derby County | 2–4 | Middlesbrough F.C. | Derby |
| Kevin Hector John O'Hare | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 20,381 Referee: F Cowen |
| 9 December 196720 | Blackpool | 1–1 | Derby County | Blackpool |
| John McPhee | Stadium:Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,113 Referee: K Howley |
| 16 December 196721 | Charlton Athletic | 1–2 | Derby County | Charlton |
| Matt Tees | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 12,078 Referee: JGD Lewis |
| 23 December 196722 | Derby County | 1–1 | Crystal Palace F.C. | Derby |
| Alan Durban | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 20,224 Referee: V James |
| 26 December 196723 | Blackburn Rovers | 3–0 | Derby County | Blackburn |
| Mike Ferguson Malcolm Darling Allan Gilliver | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 17,902 Referee: H Williams |
| 30 December 196724 | Derby County | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Derby |
| Kevin Hector Richie Barker | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 19,064 Referee: DNH Payne |
| 6 January 196825 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Derby County | Birmingham |
| Brian Greenhalgh John McLeod | Stadium:Villa Park Attendance: 23,805 Referee: LJ Hamer |
| 20 January 196826 | Plymouth Argyle | 3–4 | Derby County | Plymouth |
| John Mitten | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 9,026 Referee: AE Dimond |
| 3 February 196827 | Derby County | 3–4 | Cardiff City | Derby |
| Alan Hinton Kevin Hector Alan Durban | Brian Clark Peter King | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,096 Referee: LA Cussons |
| 10 February 196828 | Portsmouth F.C. | 3–2 | Derby County | Milton |
| Mike Trebilcock Ray Pointer Bobby Kellard | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 26,567 Referee: CH Nicholls |
| 17 February 196829 | Derby County | 4–0 | Queen's Park Rangers | Derby |
| Kevin Hector Alan Hinton Arthur Stewart Roy McFarland | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 22,854 Referee: J Finney |
| 24 February 196830 | Millwall F.C. | 1–1 | Derby County | New Cross |
| John Gilchrist | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 12,258 Referee: L Callaghan |
| 2 March 196831 | Derby County | 2–3 | Ipswich Town | Derby |
| Kevin Hector Richie Barker | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 20,723 Referee: WJ Gow |
| 9 March 196832 | Derby County | 1–1 | Norwich City | Derby |
| Richie Barker | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,644 Referee: CI Robinson |
| 16 March 196833 | Huddersfield Town | 3–1 | Derby County | Huddersfield |
| Joe Harper Paul Aimson Colin Dobson | Stadium:Leeds Road Attendance: 9,326 Referee: H Richards |
| 23 March 196834 | Derby County | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Derby |
| Alan Hinton John O'Hare | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 16,054 Referee: ED Wallace |
| 2 April 196835 | Birmingham City | 3–1 | Derby County | Birmingham |
| John Richardson Geoff Vowden Barry Bridges | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 29,327 Referee: VJ Batty |
| 6 April 196836 | Derby County | 3–1 | Bristol City | Derby |
| Kevin Hector Richie Barker | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 16,028 Referee: TJ Hill |
| 13 April 196837 | Carlisle United | 1–1 | Derby County | Carlisle |
| Hugh McIlmoyle | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 8,009 Referee: G Singleton |
| 15 April 196838 | Derby County | 1–2 | Preston North End | Derby |
| Alan Hinton Ron Webster | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,783 Referee: TW Dawes |
| 16 April 196839 | Preston North End | 1–1 | Derby County | Preston |
| Ray Charnley | Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 17,871 Referee: R Darlington |
| 20 April 196840 | Derby County | 1–2 | Hull City | Derby |
| John Richardson | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: Att: 15,711 Referee: JR Osborne |
| 27 April 196841 | Middlesbrough F.C. | 2–2 | Derby County | Middlesbrough |
| John Hickton | Stadium:Ayresome Park Attendance: 13,123 Referee: G Singleton |
| 4 May 196842 | Derby County | 1–3 | Blackpool | Derby |
| John Robson | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 20,635 Referee: GD Roper |
| 13 September 19672 | Derby County | 4–0 | Hartlepools United | Derby |
| Hodgson O'Hare O'Hare O'Hare | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,810 |
| 11 October 19673 | Derby County | 3–0 | Birmingham City | Derby |
| Hopkinson O'Hare Hector | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 24,827 |
| 1 November 19674 | Derby County | 1–1 | Lincoln City | Derby |
| Barker | Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground Attendance: 25,079 |
| 15 November 1967replay | Lincoln City | 0–3 | Derby County | Lincoln City |
| Report |
| 29 November 19675 | Derby County | 6–4 | Darlington | Darlington |
| Report |
| 17 January 19681 | Derby County | 0–1 | Leeds United | Derby |
| Report | Stadium:Baseball Ground |
| 7 February 19682 | Leeds United | 3–2 | Derby County | Leeds |
| Report | Stadium:Elland Road |
| 27 January 19683 | Leeds United | 2–0 | Derby County | Leeds |
| Report | Stadium:Elland Road |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League Second Division | FA Cup | Football League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Matthews | 45 | -2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | Richardson | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | Webster | 47 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | McFarland | 41 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| DF | Hopkinson | 25 | 1 | 20+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| MF | Stewart | 27 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| MF | Durban | 46 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| MF | Hughes | 35 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| MF | Hinton | 26 | 6 | 24+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| FW | Hector | 49 | 24 | 41 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
| FW | O'Hare | 50 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| GK | Boulton | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| FW | Barker | 27 | 12 | 19+4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| DF | Saxton | 27 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Daniel | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Wright | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | ||||||
| FW | Hodgson | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| MF | Waller | 11 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | Robson | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| DF | Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| FW | Buxton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Butlin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||